Lael Stables’ MY PRINCESS JESS (Stormy Atlantic) moved into contention
approaching the final turn and powered home an impressive, 1 3/4-length victress
of the $109,000
Beaugay
S. (G3) over the good turf at Belmont Park on Saturday. The Barclay Tagg
trainee clocked the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44 4/5 under Cornelio Velasquez and gave
back $6.90, $3.60 and $2.90 while topping the $21.80 exacta, $189.50 trifecta
and $877 superfecta (4-8-6-7).
Carribean Sunset (Ire) (Danehill Dancer), the 2-1 favorite, rallied well
between runners in the stretch but couldn’t match strides with the winner late
while securing the place by a neck. The miss gave back $3.80 and $3. Social
Queen (Dynaformer) rallied from well back to garner show honors at 20-1, worth
$5.90.
My Princess Jess notched her third graded win in this test, improving her
lifetime record to 11-5-3-1, $416,515. She owns wins in the Boiling Springs S.
(G3), Lake George S. (G2) and Gaviola S., with a third-place finish in the Queen
Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. (G1). She is out of the Pleasant Colony mare
Jewell of Jewels and has a two-year-old half-sister named My Sister Jess (Sligo
Bay [Ire]) and an unnamed yearling half-brother by Ghostzapper.